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but the president is trying, chuck schumer has put together this bipartisan group. but the thing that seems like a big sticking point to me is even the supposedly pro-immigration forces are saying enforcement first. and they're ignoring the fact that this president has been all about enforcement. i mean, you know it better than i do. there is some civil rights folks who are entirely happy with some of the deportation policy, border enforcement has gotten a ton of money and the net inflow of new, illegal immigrants doesn't exist, basically. they're acting like he's done nothing. so this clamber for enforcement first ignores the political reality and makes me wonder if people like marco rubio are trying to have it both ways. >> they're saying enforcement as if there has not been enforcement and it's really distorting the record. but it seems like nia, the president is coming up stronger in his issues and his views and his stances. new york times, for example, reports . >> that's right. i think i'm surprised at how quickly this is happening around immigration reform. s
but the president is trying, chuck schumer has put together this bipartisan group. but the thing that seems like a big sticking point to me is even the supposedly pro-immigration forces are saying enforcement first. and they're ignoring the fact that this president has been all about enforcement. i mean, you know it better than i do. there is some civil rights folks who are entirely happy with some of the deportation policy, border enforcement has gotten a ton of money and the net inflow of...
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schumer as well as republican thad cochran. they're feeling confident he will get confirmed. there's no doubt that today's hearing was at some moments tough for chuck hagel. he got a lot of tough questions. white house press secretary jay carney in addition to that sound bite you just played, karen, was also on the defense at a number of moments during today's press briefing. but he reiterated the president's belief that chuck hagel is the right person for the job. so that is where they stand right now, but, of course, the hearings aren't over yet and they're watching them quite closely. >> and hagel has not only faced quite a bit of hammering on the hill, but quite a bit of money being spent against him. nbc news white house correspondent kristin welker, thank you so much. >>> next, an ar-15, is it the perfect accessory? stay with us. >>> we all remember gabby giffords testimony on wednesday, but the gun lobby also had a woman to speak for her side of the gun debate and she made quite an impression. >> you are not a woman stuc
schumer as well as republican thad cochran. they're feeling confident he will get confirmed. there's no doubt that today's hearing was at some moments tough for chuck hagel. he got a lot of tough questions. white house press secretary jay carney in addition to that sound bite you just played, karen, was also on the defense at a number of moments during today's press briefing. but he reiterated the president's belief that chuck hagel is the right person for the job. so that is where they stand...
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so that schumer would give i guess the thumb's up to chuck hagel and other democrats would come along but you heard wicker on just now say how he believes that hagel is anti-israel. i believe he said the most anti-israel nominee that he's seen or something to this extreme extent saying he was out of the mainstream here. so the fire continues, jim. >> yeah. definitely. and i don't want to say that these ads having zero affect but they were as you noted directed at people like senator schumer so far standing by him and left himself an out, right? going to watch it carefully and make sure that he stays consistent on israel. i haven't seen him double back on this, stated support he's been asserting a lot recently but, you know, some of the guys could change. there's no indication that will happen yet but that's more important to methane republican senators who we expected to come after him coming after him. >> right. >> come net, let me play what vice president joe biden recently said, defending hagel as well as kerry. let me play it. >> to suggest that two, two war heroes earning the bro
so that schumer would give i guess the thumb's up to chuck hagel and other democrats would come along but you heard wicker on just now say how he believes that hagel is anti-israel. i believe he said the most anti-israel nominee that he's seen or something to this extreme extent saying he was out of the mainstream here. so the fire continues, jim. >> yeah. definitely. and i don't want to say that these ads having zero affect but they were as you noted directed at people like senator...
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i think a critical event in this whole battle was when he met with senator chuck schumer and schumer gave his blessing, endorsed hagel. i think the one issue that could give energy to the opposition was whether hagel was pro-israel and with schumer's blessing, schumer is a well-known supporter of israel. this was a signal to the pro-israel community, a lot of other people, leaders in that community have endorsed hagel. so i think that pushed him very close to nomination. i think it was very interesting that senator levin at the beginning of the hearing listed all of the controversial statements that senator hagel has made -- not all of them but a substantial list, and i think he was trying to signal hagel is going to have the chance to answer all of these and he, levin, expects him to answer them satisfactorily. i think it would be surprising if in the end hagel were not confirmed. >> is that what this hearing is going to be about? are we mostly going to hear questions about statements he's made about israel, about gays and so on? how much of it do you think will be it at the heart o
i think a critical event in this whole battle was when he met with senator chuck schumer and schumer gave his blessing, endorsed hagel. i think the one issue that could give energy to the opposition was whether hagel was pro-israel and with schumer's blessing, schumer is a well-known supporter of israel. this was a signal to the pro-israel community, a lot of other people, leaders in that community have endorsed hagel. so i think that pushed him very close to nomination. i think it was very...
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it's likely that every senate democrat due to chuck schumer's support will back hagel. some not enthusiastically, but they'll do so. and right now there's at least run republican who's planning to vote for his former republican colleague. that's 56 votes, enough for a majority passage, but not enough to prevent a filibuster if republicans go that route. seven republicans have already said that they would vote no and senator lindsey graham has said that he will block the nomination if he doesn't get answers on benghazi. >> the one thing i'm not going to do is vote on a new secretary of defense until the old secretary of defense, leon panetta, who i like very much, testifying about what happened in benghazi. i'm going to block hagel from going forward -- >> so you're going to block him? >> absolutely. >> so we're closely watching also hagel's old pal, former vietnam veteran, senator john mccain, who he very publicly split with on the iraq surge. the vietnam vet, max cleland, almost dared mccain to vote no. >> we all suffered the same fate, pretty much, in the same war. an
it's likely that every senate democrat due to chuck schumer's support will back hagel. some not enthusiastically, but they'll do so. and right now there's at least run republican who's planning to vote for his former republican colleague. that's 56 votes, enough for a majority passage, but not enough to prevent a filibuster if republicans go that route. seven republicans have already said that they would vote no and senator lindsey graham has said that he will block the nomination if he doesn't...
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chuck schumer, democrat of new york, key democrats shelved their skepticism and say they support him. it's not decided whether all 55 democrats are in his camp. hagel has to win over, assuming he has 55 he has to win over just five of his fellow republicans. only one republican senator thad cochran of mississippi said he is in favor. let's go to capitol hill with chief congressional correspondent dana bash. usually when a president nominates a senator, it's a no brainer, he gets the support of all his former colleagues, we saw that with john kerry, despite being a liberal democrat almost every republican voted for him to be secretary of state. dana, why has this been a heavy lift for president obama even though chuck haguele is a former senator? >> reporter: >> it really is fascinating, you're exactly right, jake, generally there is a deference given to the club or former members of the club. that is the opposite. you can see chuck hagel trying to get comfortable at the witness table because this is a room and a panel that he's familiar with but on the other side of it and the reason
chuck schumer, democrat of new york, key democrats shelved their skepticism and say they support him. it's not decided whether all 55 democrats are in his camp. hagel has to win over, assuming he has 55 he has to win over just five of his fellow republicans. only one republican senator thad cochran of mississippi said he is in favor. let's go to capitol hill with chief congressional correspondent dana bash. usually when a president nominates a senator, it's a no brainer, he gets the support of...
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senator chuck schumer yesterday. >> not including guns when discussing mass killings is like not discussing cigarettes when discussing lung cancer. >> stephanie: yeah we talked about cigarette advertising. and senator diane feinstein. >> the nra is venal. they come after you. they put together large amounts of money to defeat you. >> stephanie: yeah exactly. >> but they have a lot less power than they did ten years. >> stephanie: yeah. here she is with wayne lapierre. >> i want to thank everybody for being here particularly our witnesses, even you mr. lapierre. it's good to see you again. i guess we tangled -- what was it 18 years ago. you look pretty good actually. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: but it doesn't make any sense, somebody was showing the testimony in 1999 when he was for background checks. and here he was yesterday. >> none of it makes any since. >> mr. lapierre that's the point the criminals won't go to purchase the guns because there will be a background check. you missed that point completely. [ cheers ] >> senator i think you missed -- >> let there be order! >> the point is yo
senator chuck schumer yesterday. >> not including guns when discussing mass killings is like not discussing cigarettes when discussing lung cancer. >> stephanie: yeah we talked about cigarette advertising. and senator diane feinstein. >> the nra is venal. they come after you. they put together large amounts of money to defeat you. >> stephanie: yeah exactly. >> but they have a lot less power than they did ten years. >> stephanie: yeah. here she is with wayne...
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. >> hagel picked up a big endorsement on the democratic side when he won over new york senator chuck schumer. >> i can now say i will support his nomination and urge my colleagues, many of whom who have had similar doubts to me, to do the same. >> if confirmed he'll be the first former enlisted man and first viet nam vet to become secretary of defense. now, six republicans have already said they will vote against hagel. senator graham of south carolina said he will block hagel unless current secretary of defense leon panetta testifies about the attacks in benghazi. anne-marie? that susan mcginnis in washington. thank you. >>> well, on the "cbs moneywatch," a surprise setback in the fourth quarter, and no change for boeing's batteries. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more. good morning, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. the u.s. economy shrank unexpectedly during the fourth quarter of last year. it contracted by a 0.1% partly because of big cuts in defense spending and the impact of superstorm sandy. it's a decline since the recession started but economists
. >> hagel picked up a big endorsement on the democratic side when he won over new york senator chuck schumer. >> i can now say i will support his nomination and urge my colleagues, many of whom who have had similar doubts to me, to do the same. >> if confirmed he'll be the first former enlisted man and first viet nam vet to become secretary of defense. now, six republicans have already said they will vote against hagel. senator graham of south carolina said he will block...
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pass bills on both gun violence and immigration in the coming months, but even some democrats like chuck schumer who support a wide-reaching bill are more optimistic that just something narrow like on background checks, closing that so-called gun shield loophole is really the thing that will have the most success. >> some democrats sounding very skeptical on that. thanks, appreciate it. >>> at the bottom of the hour we'll talk with connecticut senator richard blumenthal who was at that hearing and get his assessment on how that went. tonight anderson will host a town hall. the topic is gun control with today's leading voices in the debate. anderson cooper 360 town hall, "guns under fire" 8:00 p.m. eastern here on cnn. >>> golfer vijay singh, the latest athlete involved in a doping scandal. he admitted to using deer antler spray. he said he didn't realize that was doping. how is that possible? we'll talk about that next. >>> an incredible live picture of flooding that's happening right now. a car stuck in floodwaters. we'll tell you what's happening. more ahead. >>> plus there's business
pass bills on both gun violence and immigration in the coming months, but even some democrats like chuck schumer who support a wide-reaching bill are more optimistic that just something narrow like on background checks, closing that so-called gun shield loophole is really the thing that will have the most success. >> some democrats sounding very skeptical on that. thanks, appreciate it. >>> at the bottom of the hour we'll talk with connecticut senator richard blumenthal who was...
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this gang of eight, so-called, four democratic senator, chuck schumer, dick durbin, bob menendez and [ inaudible ] from colorado joining four republican senator lead by lindsay graham, jeff flake from arizona, and the fourth republican -- i'll get it. just blanking on it. at any rate they came up with their plan and outline of principles for immigration reform. john mccain is saying we have to do this because we lost our ass in the last election and unless we change we are never going to win the white house back. and marco rubio is the fourth from florida, right? >> uh-huh. >> bill: david vider doesn't guy that. and says when rubio says we have to do something about the 11 million people who live here and we ought to give them some path to citizenship. david vider says marco rubio doesn't know what he is talking about. >> i love and respect marco rubio, but he is just amazingly naive on this front. of course the promises of enforcement never materialize the amnesty happens immediately. the millisecond the bill is signed into the law. >> bill: what he was talking about is 1986. who wa
this gang of eight, so-called, four democratic senator, chuck schumer, dick durbin, bob menendez and [ inaudible ] from colorado joining four republican senator lead by lindsay graham, jeff flake from arizona, and the fourth republican -- i'll get it. just blanking on it. at any rate they came up with their plan and outline of principles for immigration reform. john mccain is saying we have to do this because we lost our ass in the last election and unless we change we are never going to win...
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you wouldn't have chuck schumer coming out as strongly as he has for chuck hagel. these are, in fact, extreme, the extreme group in this advocacy area. >> let me ask you a question, senator. do you think when chuck hagel said that israel keeps palestinians caged up like animals, which i'm not taking out of context -- when chuck hagel is one of two senators, one of two, to vote against sanctions against iran, or fewer than a dozen to oppose labeling hezbollah a terrorist group. do you think that someone like me has concerns about that? you think that's an extreme position? >> listen, i don't have a problem with concerns. but i don't think that they are putting those positions or votes in context of his entire record. let's look at his record. an enlisted man, who knows, really, what war is like, unlike many who have served in this job, he will be the first enlisted man ever to hold this position at the department of defense. somebody who understands how congress works, which is a very important kill set for the secretary of defense. somebody who has served on the ar
you wouldn't have chuck schumer coming out as strongly as he has for chuck hagel. these are, in fact, extreme, the extreme group in this advocacy area. >> let me ask you a question, senator. do you think when chuck hagel said that israel keeps palestinians caged up like animals, which i'm not taking out of context -- when chuck hagel is one of two senators, one of two, to vote against sanctions against iran, or fewer than a dozen to oppose labeling hezbollah a terrorist group. do you...
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but senators chuck schumer said that he's in favor of hagel. so if that can clear the way for other democrats to get onboard, that might be enough for him to clear the senate. >> another issue that we're watching out of d.c., president obama saying there is "no doubt that immigration reform and gun bills will get passed this year." folks have to say has the political climate changed that much? >> it certainly has, especially on immigration. you know, when the republicans look at the election results of 2012, you know, obama carried over 7-10 hispanic voters. the tide changed on that. you're seeing now, you know, senators michael rubio, senator john mccain, republicans are making an urgent plea to pass comprehensive reform, something that, you know, maybe even a year ago was seemed pretty unlikely or possible given the hard line stance that we saw republicans adopt in the 2012 presidential primary. so definitely a new urgency on part of the gop. >> the president seems to have good polling numbers. sean sullivan, thank you so much from "the washi
but senators chuck schumer said that he's in favor of hagel. so if that can clear the way for other democrats to get onboard, that might be enough for him to clear the senate. >> another issue that we're watching out of d.c., president obama saying there is "no doubt that immigration reform and gun bills will get passed this year." folks have to say has the political climate changed that much? >> it certainly has, especially on immigration. you know, when the republicans...
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chuck schumer uncertain about hagel decided to back him after winning commitments on israel. at least some senate republicans this will be a big thumps down. >> i cannot support who thinkings we should be tougher on israel and more lenient on iran. >> hagel wiould oversee the mil te mill tear reat a time of slipging budgets and tough choices. the fiercest critics are going to be from the right. wide licks pekted despite a tough couple days ahead hagel is going to ultimately be confirmed as the nation's next secretary of defense. back to you guys. >> doug luzader a lot going on in washington today. >> a lot going on in the south. extreme weather in the southeast. tornadoes ripping through half a dozen states leveling everything in its path and this morning two people are dead. mark height ner is in georgia and that's an area that has seen widespread damage this morning. things are looking really bad right there behind you. what can you tell us? >> this is what's left of a grocery store here in downtown. we are 60 miles north of atlanta, northwest of atlanta. in this town this
chuck schumer uncertain about hagel decided to back him after winning commitments on israel. at least some senate republicans this will be a big thumps down. >> i cannot support who thinkings we should be tougher on israel and more lenient on iran. >> hagel wiould oversee the mil te mill tear reat a time of slipging budgets and tough choices. the fiercest critics are going to be from the right. wide licks pekted despite a tough couple days ahead hagel is going to ultimately be...
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senator chuck schumer explained the reality. >> why should someone going to a gun show have a different rule? there is no logic to it, none. i was there. i was the author of the brady bill. and that was something that we were forced 20 put in the bill, those of us who weren't for it, as a way to get the bill passed. but the last 15 years has proven it doesn't make sense. >> gun lobbyists created the background check loopholes, and they want to keep them in place. mark kelly is not going to put up with it. >> we will prevent gun crime. that is an absolute truth. it would have happened in tucson. my wife would not be sitting in this seat. she would not have been sitting here today if we had stronger background checks. >> baltimore police chief jim johnson destroyed lapierre's argument about the inconvenience of background checks. >> nearly 92% of the individuals that go in to try to do a background check at a gun shop, in a minute and a half, they're done. i can't write a ticket, a citation in a minute and a half. even with e-tick technology, i can't do it that fast. it's not inconvenient
senator chuck schumer explained the reality. >> why should someone going to a gun show have a different rule? there is no logic to it, none. i was there. i was the author of the brady bill. and that was something that we were forced 20 put in the bill, those of us who weren't for it, as a way to get the bill passed. but the last 15 years has proven it doesn't make sense. >> gun lobbyists created the background check loopholes, and they want to keep them in place. mark kelly is not...
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this is chuck schumer but it's durbin, menendez on almost all the democrats and the president. the bottom line is the path to citizenship for the 11 million. they know that but they have so far and i believe it will continue, given us the kind of flexibility we need to get a bill done. not everybody agrees with me, agrees with john r. greece but the head of one group or another. >> i'm getting the hook here. as we say goodbye sunday's super bowl, senator mccain you have a lot of sports packages. tell us about -- you like sportscenter right? >> most mediocre high school athletes are the most mediocre fans. that is what i was. you know i kind of -- nobody thought the ravens would get to where they are so i'm rooting for the ravens. >> let's give her addictions. >> clothes, a couple of points. >> senator schumer you have been to the super bowl. what is it like? >> i met giants fans. i live in brief the new york giants. it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. i wasn't going to go and it's expensive than everything else. my wife said you loved the giants. she said you may
this is chuck schumer but it's durbin, menendez on almost all the democrats and the president. the bottom line is the path to citizenship for the 11 million. they know that but they have so far and i believe it will continue, given us the kind of flexibility we need to get a bill done. not everybody agrees with me, agrees with john r. greece but the head of one group or another. >> i'm getting the hook here. as we say goodbye sunday's super bowl, senator mccain you have a lot of sports...
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and i said no, and the headline was, "chuck schumer demands apology." joe flacco is from new jersey, almost new york. >> that is sufficient reason. two point. -- points. thank you for coming out. think bank of america for making these fantastic conversations possible, and thank you, senator schumer and senator mccain. thank you all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> i will see you next time. >> up next on c-span, former bush administration commerce secretary carlos gutierrez talks about is a group of republicans for immigration reform. later, the president's state of the union address. how foreign and defense policy will be handled. and then former representative gabrielle giffords, her husband, mark kelly, and wayne lapierre testify on gun violence. massachusetts governor patrick appointed the chief of staff as the interim senate replacement for a senator john kerry, william cowan. you can see the entire event on our website at c-span.org. >> i am not running f
and i said no, and the headline was, "chuck schumer demands apology." joe flacco is from new jersey, almost new york. >> that is sufficient reason. two point. -- points. thank you for coming out. think bank of america for making these fantastic conversations possible, and thank you, senator schumer and senator mccain. thank you all. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> i will see you...
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after the vote, democratic senators chuck schumer of new york and dick durbin of illinois paid tribute to john kerry's legacy. >> we still admire the job he has done in his past life in many different phases. we are excited he will be our secretary of state. i think for john kerry, the best is yet to come. >> is passionate pursuit of a safe nation and world is patriotism and commitment to america's best challenged values are well documented. while i am sorry to lose some as a colleague in the senate, i can think of no better person to serve as our nation's next secretary of state. >> the bodies of a least 80 people had been found and aleppo, each with their hands bound and gunshot wounds to the head. amateur video shows the dead corpses laid out after being collected from a bank on the river, most of the victims appeared to be young men, possibly in their teens. speaking to reporters after a briefing to the and secure the council, the u.n. arab league envoy lakhdar brahimi said both sides of the conflict in syria are taking part in the country's destruction. >> syria is being destroyed
after the vote, democratic senators chuck schumer of new york and dick durbin of illinois paid tribute to john kerry's legacy. >> we still admire the job he has done in his past life in many different phases. we are excited he will be our secretary of state. i think for john kerry, the best is yet to come. >> is passionate pursuit of a safe nation and world is patriotism and commitment to america's best challenged values are well documented. while i am sorry to lose some as a...
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so the hagel war room got an endorsement from chuck schumer, a prominent voice. but the mega donor and his wife who gave tens and millions of dollars to a super pac supporting mitt romney says not so fast. as a member of the republican jewish coalition, he's calling gop senators to issue a no vote. the potential campaign cash not easily forgotten. one senator who hasn't announced how he will vote is senator john mccain, republican of arizona, a long-time friend of chuck hagel's. the two men fell out over there's disagreements about the iraq war. but if mccain votes for hagel, and that is not certain, if he does, the opponents of chuck hagel may have a much tougher case to make. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> one of chuck hagel's leading supporters is also a former senator, a fellow vietnam veteran. senator, thanks for joining us. you're going to be in the front row right behind chuck hagel. you strongly support him. i know he's been a close friend of yours. listen to republican senator john cornyn why he opposes this nomination. >> the nomination of chuck h
so the hagel war room got an endorsement from chuck schumer, a prominent voice. but the mega donor and his wife who gave tens and millions of dollars to a super pac supporting mitt romney says not so fast. as a member of the republican jewish coalition, he's calling gop senators to issue a no vote. the potential campaign cash not easily forgotten. one senator who hasn't announced how he will vote is senator john mccain, republican of arizona, a long-time friend of chuck hagel's. the two men...
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senator schumer agreed to support him as did barbara boxer. but many analysts don't like the pre-hearing conversion. >> all of a sudden the candidate for high office in any administration has a sudden transformation and repudiates everything he has in his life and anything he ever said. >> reporter: almost lance armstrong like. but now the white house is gearing up support and supporters in advance of tomorrow's confirmation hearing. >> eric: thank you, jim. >> the president is puck for fashion action on immigration reform but critics insisting we have to secure the border first. my next guest is one of them. he is representing a group of immigration agents suing the president over policy changes they say prevent them from doing their jobs. with us now, more chris crane. thanks for joining us. we have been talking about this last couple of days. you are suing the president for what? >> we actually the suit names janet napolitano and for us at the ground level. i.c.e. agents, look, i can't tell us not to not enforce u.s. immigration law. you ca
senator schumer agreed to support him as did barbara boxer. but many analysts don't like the pre-hearing conversion. >> all of a sudden the candidate for high office in any administration has a sudden transformation and repudiates everything he has in his life and anything he ever said. >> reporter: almost lance armstrong like. but now the white house is gearing up support and supporters in advance of tomorrow's confirmation hearing. >> eric: thank you, jim. >> the...
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a comprehensive bill by tom coburn and chuck schumer on the left. the same one who joined general and marco rubio on immigration. watch your back there. to kickoff the coverage, we bring in nbc's kelly o'donnell with developments on guns. we heard a portion of gabby giffords's statement at the top of the show. i want to play the rest right now. >> violence is a big problem. too many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. it will be hard, but the time is now. you must act. be bold, be courageous. americans are counting on you. thank you. >> kelly, obviously that was a gripping way to start the hearing. where do we go from there? >> it is rare you have something so emotionally and politically charged and have a witness like gabby gifford that is the panel can relate to so personally. that made today more compelling. key issues, democrats and many of them are supporting the idea of universal background checks to expand how they would know the background mental history and that sort of thing. also what to do about ammunition and sh
a comprehensive bill by tom coburn and chuck schumer on the left. the same one who joined general and marco rubio on immigration. watch your back there. to kickoff the coverage, we bring in nbc's kelly o'donnell with developments on guns. we heard a portion of gabby giffords's statement at the top of the show. i want to play the rest right now. >> violence is a big problem. too many children are dying. too many children. we must do something. it will be hard, but the time is now. you must...
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. >> obviously we talked about the opposition to chuck hagel and we see ads going after chuck schumer for -- going from a modest support of chuck hagel to a full on support of his nomination. what is intriguing is you got another situation of money coming into the system. >> this is the first time we have seen this kind of anonymous money being used in this smaller -- the court nomination and of course the com pain itself. it shows anonymous money on will keep trickling into the system. >> i want to play an ad you mentioned. no on hagel as d as it is referred to. >> hagel is anti-woman, anti-choice. anti-israel. anti-gay and pro assault weapon. that's just not what we voted for in november. chuck hagel doesn't share our values. >> that's just one of the ads. you have this newly minted or freshly minted organizations that said it is a lab ral gay rights group and performed through a prominent firm. what is going on there? >> they left it so that we can only guess. if they really are prominent democrats and gay rights activists, they are very much under cutting here. one can only specul
. >> obviously we talked about the opposition to chuck hagel and we see ads going after chuck schumer for -- going from a modest support of chuck hagel to a full on support of his nomination. what is intriguing is you got another situation of money coming into the system. >> this is the first time we have seen this kind of anonymous money being used in this smaller -- the court nomination and of course the com pain itself. it shows anonymous money on will keep trickling into the...
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schumer as the new odd couple in the senate and marco rubio joining in. is this a rare, but brief, bipartisanship in the senate, or might this thing actually yield comprehensive immigration reform? >> at the end of the day, i think we will get comprehensive immigration reform. i think it's propelled as a result of the election. this, again, is partisan politics, but one of the partisans understanding that this is a question of survival. and good news of that is that this is going to produce some common sense legislation that should have already been produced, but for the extremists on this issue. it's common sense to limit the number of bullets in a clip. it's common sense to do a criminal background check, and it's common sense that guns like ak-47s are for killing, not for hunting. >> but, you know, one of the positive aspects, i think, of the coming together around immigration and some of the other debates that we're having, the agreement on rules in the senate, is that sends a very strong message to the public who want us to work together, and i think
schumer as the new odd couple in the senate and marco rubio joining in. is this a rare, but brief, bipartisanship in the senate, or might this thing actually yield comprehensive immigration reform? >> at the end of the day, i think we will get comprehensive immigration reform. i think it's propelled as a result of the election. this, again, is partisan politics, but one of the partisans understanding that this is a question of survival. and good news of that is that this is going to...
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senator chuck schumer is behind feinstein's bill, but he is not optimistic it will pass. >> but i think we're going to give it the old college try because you cannot have month after month after month these kinds of shootings. >> reporter: more than 200 people packed the room for today's senate hearing. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> william mo cowan has been selected to replace senator john kerry. kerry was confirmed as the next secretary of state. cowan used to be chief of staff to governor duval patrick. >>> okay, it is time to head down to new orleans. the super bowl coverage that we are calling blitz and glitz. we have a whole team. jc hayward, andre ya roane, -- andrea roane, kristin berset all are down there. and james brown is a damascus high school grad, jc got one on one time with him to get his take on the super bowl. >> taking care of me as usual. >> reporter: getting ready for the super bowl requires lots of preparation, but cbs' james brown spent valuable time with me, even though he was losing his voice. i suggested hot lemon tea. >> it's good. >> reporte
senator chuck schumer is behind feinstein's bill, but he is not optimistic it will pass. >> but i think we're going to give it the old college try because you cannot have month after month after month these kinds of shootings. >> reporter: more than 200 people packed the room for today's senate hearing. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >> william mo cowan has been selected to replace senator john kerry. kerry was confirmed as the next secretary of state. cowan used...
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john mccain appeared at a politico breakfast with chuck schumer. i want to play his reaction to comprehensive immigration reform. >> i think the republican party, not mitt romney, not anybody else, but the republican party, has failed to understand to a significant degree the importance of this issue to our hispanic voter. republicans, we're not all monolithic, but we have not been more sensitive to these hopes and dreams and aspirations, and it has been reflected in the ballot. >> so, if senator mccain is being the voice of reason, then we can show examples of republican congressman lou bartletta of pennsylvania, the majority here illegally are low-skilled or may not have a high school diploma. the republican party is not going to compete over who can give more social programs out. they'll become democrats because of their social programs, they'll depend on it. will anything change in the minds of those extremely conservative lawmakers like that? can a voice like john mccain be one to help? as you know, you are a democrat in the sea of red in the
john mccain appeared at a politico breakfast with chuck schumer. i want to play his reaction to comprehensive immigration reform. >> i think the republican party, not mitt romney, not anybody else, but the republican party, has failed to understand to a significant degree the importance of this issue to our hispanic voter. republicans, we're not all monolithic, but we have not been more sensitive to these hopes and dreams and aspirations, and it has been reflected in the ballot. >>...
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senator chuck schumer is praising republicans john mccain and marco rubio for standing up to the right. >> i have been really impressed with their desire to meet us in the middle, same with bob menendez and dick durbin on the other side, but particularly our republican colleagues. they are getting a lot of flak. >> yesterday the president traveled to las vegas to urge lawmakers to pass a comprehensive immigration bill developed by the bipartisan senate panel. >> the time has come for common sense, comprehensive immigration reform. the time is now. we have to lal out a path, includes passing a background check, paying taxes, paying a penalty, learning english, and then going to the back of the line behind all of the folks who are trying to come here legally. that's only fair. >> let's bring in republican strategist david winston, senior adviser to speaker boehner and angela wri and former executive director and general counsel to the congressional black caucus. good morning. >> marco rubio has been taking the lead on this for republicans trying to win over, for example, conservative tal
senator chuck schumer is praising republicans john mccain and marco rubio for standing up to the right. >> i have been really impressed with their desire to meet us in the middle, same with bob menendez and dick durbin on the other side, but particularly our republican colleagues. they are getting a lot of flak. >> yesterday the president traveled to las vegas to urge lawmakers to pass a comprehensive immigration bill developed by the bipartisan senate panel. >> the time has...
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. >> and new york senator chuck schumer is an gres bely working tom coburn trying to get him to sign on to schumer's background check bill. does the nra's line in the sand on universal background checks end up scaring coburn, a republican from oklahoma, away? politics of this though, of course, are tricky for democrats. a new quinnipiac poll shows the new york governor andrew cuomo is still very popular but his rating dropped a whopping 15 points in one month. the one big change, gun control effort. the committee includes staunch conservatives like at the time cruz of texas and jeff sessions of alabama. late yesterday, cruz and lindsey graham revealed they wanted to bring in firearms to demonstrate to members how to use them, but "it appears the requirements to secure the weapons at the hearing are so impractical as to be unworkable." one more point on the assault weapons ban. it's going to get brought to a vote in the senate. here's why. there are a lot of senate democrats. probably enough to prevent even a majority supporting the bill who want the ability to show their constituents
. >> and new york senator chuck schumer is an gres bely working tom coburn trying to get him to sign on to schumer's background check bill. does the nra's line in the sand on universal background checks end up scaring coburn, a republican from oklahoma, away? politics of this though, of course, are tricky for democrats. a new quinnipiac poll shows the new york governor andrew cuomo is still very popular but his rating dropped a whopping 15 points in one month. the one big change, gun...